DeSantis: We Built an Infrastructure for Republicans to Where Florida Should No Longer Be Considered a Swing State

HEMMER Governor congrats on ░░░░░░░░ book It s sellin ░░░░░░░░ I think you re ░░░░░░░░ aware of that On ░░░░░░░░ 81 you talk about ░░░░░░░░ first victory as Governor ░░░░░░░░ was a close race ░░░░░░░░ over Andrew Gillum You ░░░░░░░░ it as the most ░░░░░░░░ in Florida history Saying ░░░░░░░░ lot you also give ░░░░░░░░ nod to Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the support that he ░░░░░░░░ you during that campaign ░░░░░░░░ has talked about that ░░░░░░░░ different venues in different ░░░░░░░░ since then In 2023 ░░░░░░░░ much do you believe ░░░░░░░░ Trump endorsement matters in ░░░░░░░░ Republican politics today DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ know I don t ░░░░░░░░ I mean I think ░░░░░░░░ voters always make their ░░░░░░░░ decisions And they consider ░░░░░░░░ endorsements And at that ░░░░░░░░ when he was president ░░░░░░░░ he was the big ░░░░░░░░ But our voters want ░░░░░░░░ look at you and ░░░░░░░░ you up And and ░░░░░░░░ take this responsibility very ░░░░░░░░ seriously But when I ░░░░░░░░ that in the book ░░░░░░░░ the consequential the fact ░░░░░░░░ there was a big ░░░░░░░░ between me and my ░░░░░░░░ opponent 2018 I mean ░░░░░░░░ you couldn t probably ░░░░░░░░ been any different And ░░░░░░░░ would have been consequential ░░░░░░░░ matter what But then ░░░░░░░░ we had the Covid ░░░░░░░░ you would have had ░░░░░░░░ difference between how I ░░░░░░░░ Florida and a governor ░░░░░░░░ would have done and ░░░░░░░░ the California Illinois models ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen those ░░░░░░░░ caused people to flee ░░░░░░░░ states to Florida So ░░░░░░░░ don t think we ░░░░░░░░ have been able to ░░░░░░░░ the way those states ░░░░░░░░ it And I think ░░░░░░░░ way we did it ░░░░░░░░ know we re booming ░░░░░░░░ we re the number ░░░░░░░░ fastest growing state leading ░░░░░░░░ net migration record budget ░░░░░░░░ low taxes full employment ░░░░░░░░ fact 1 5 below ░░░░░░░░ national average And I ░░░░░░░░ it all goes back ░░░░░░░░ to that election And ░░░░░░░░ just as Republicans what ░░░░░░░░ we done with Florida ░░░░░░░░ I got elected it ░░░░░░░░ a one point race ░░░░░░░░ every election between governor ░░░░░░░░ president We were able ░░░░░░░░ go from winning by ░░░░░░░░ 000 votes to winning ░░░░░░░░ over 1 5 million ░░░░░░░░ sweeping Hispanics by over ░░░░░░░░ percent winning Miami Dade ░░░░░░░░ by double digits but ░░░░░░░░ have built in an ░░░░░░░░ for Republicans to where ░░░░░░░░ it should no longer ░░░░░░░░ considered a swing state ░░░░░░░░ mean this is a ░░░░░░░░ that we have the ░░░░░░░░ advantage in now.”